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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 113 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Tell, explain, remind): Opening: greeting, hook, topic, a preview of the points. Body: the main points (about 2 or 3 in a short speech), each with an example or a reason. Closing: a summary, the call to action, thanks and a memorable last line.

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  1. 1.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook

Answer key

  1. the main points
  2. greeting the audience
  3. a preview of the points
  4. opening, body, closing
  5. the closing
  6. about 2 or 3
  7. reasons for your idea
  8. the body
  9. the attention hook
  10. the call to action
  11. the main points
  12. the attention hook
  13. an example or a reason
  14. a story proving a point
  15. a preview of the points
  16. the body
  17. greeting the audience
  18. facts and examples
  19. a summary of the points
  20. introducing the topic
  21. a story proving a point
  22. the closing
  23. greeting the audience
  24. a story proving a point
  25. thanking the audience
  26. the attention hook
  27. the main points
  28. the opening
  29. the attention hook
  30. facts and examples
  31. the main points
  32. reasons for your idea
  33. the opening
  34. introducing the topic
  35. the closing
  36. the attention hook
  37. the main points
  38. a preview of the points
  39. a preview of the points
  40. the attention hook

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